Comment on Why is it so rare for doctors to believe in dissociation?
jj4211@lemmy.world 4 days agoI suspect there’s some skepticism recently because a sort of Internet subculture developed around it being “cool” and some folks are adopting it as an affectation, and further prizing a diagnosis as real cred. So some people are shopping mental health professionals in pursuit of a diagnosis for that subculture.
AA5B@lemmy.world 4 days ago
When I read things like that I wonder who is mischaracterizing what. It seems like many mental issues are things that are normal to a degree, but very different scale from being diagnosed with the corresponding mental disorder.
jj4211@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I do think that’s broadly an issue, and unfortunate when a condition catches “cool” factor and suddenly a bunch of people want to be that. Feel like the trend started with" Asperger’s" in the 90s when a certain group of people liked the concept of “Autistic, but not bad, it just means an asshole who is smart”. Over time we now have ASD, ADHD, and DID as conditions that are actively desired among certain subcultures. Which really can muddy the waters when it comes to mental health diagnosis.